Prime Minister Boris Johnson got the lowdown on Oxfordshire Advanced Skills when he visited Culham Science Centre on 8 August. Mr Johnson met OAS apprentices Ella Quigley and Mitchell Constable, who work at the UK Atomic Energy Authority, and saw the new training centre taking shape as preparations continue for its September opening. He was…

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As the brand new, purpose-built OAS Training Centre moves quickly towards completion and its opening in September we are delighted to share the first images of inside the new 827 sqm workshop with some of the new equipment that has now been delivered and installed. The training centre, which also features 17 individual training spaces…

OAS apprentice Ben Morley of Harwell-based company Element Six was honoured at the recent Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards 2019. Ben (shown above at far left) was given recognition by the Apprenticeship Ambassadors network for his contribution in promoting apprenticeships around the county. The awards, held at Jurys Inn, Oxford, saw a major OAS involvement behind the…

Mr Skidmore was at Culham to make his first major speech on science policy since being appointed. “Places like these are providing the skills our country needs for the future,” he said. “They are training both the next generation of researchers and apprentices for businesses across Oxfordshire and beyond.” During his tour of the site…

The ‘topping-out’ ceremony on Monday marked the completion of the highest point of the building. UKAEA’s David Martin joined Emma Johnstone of AMTC, who will provide training at the new centre, to hoist a giant wreath adorned with streamers onto the steel beams. Topping-out is a traditional practice in the construction industry, dating back centuries…

Interested in a hi-tech apprenticeship in Oxfordshire and want to find out about the opportunities? Come to Oxfordshire Advanced Skills’ recruitment evening on Thursday 7 February at Culham Science Centre near Abingdon. Seventeen leading local engineering and technology employers are now using OAS to train apprentices and they are looking for candidates like you to…

The employers were on site to see apprentice training in action in the existing OAS facilities, hear about the plans of Phase 2 training provider AMTC and see the construction project in full swing. Seventeen companies around the region are now on board with OAS, with more expected to follow as the centre moves into…

Steelwork on the structures is well advanced and the roof of the 3,800 square metre training workshop is on. Designs of the floor layouts and related infrastructure are currently being agreed between training provider AMTC and Midas. Steve Hall of the OAS project team said: “We can really see the scale of the building taking…

Photo: Representatives from AMTC, UKAEA, STFC and Midas Construction along with OAS apprentices at the construction site for the OAS Phase 2 training centre The Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre (AMTC) will bring its wealth of experience to train OAS apprentices when the new building opens in September 2019 and forms OAS Phase 2. AMTC is…

The start of the academic year marked a new cohort of OAS apprentices at Culham. Sixteen of the region’s employers are represented in the 79 apprentices and HNC students at Oxfordshire Advanced Skills – with almost 50 of the apprentices new to Culham this year. The rise in OAS apprentices comes ahead of the opening…

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